Russian weapons used by the US for special forces.
After being granted permission to manufacture AK-47 rifles, the US continued to produce Russian RPG-7 anti-tank weapons to equip its special operations forces.
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| According to information from the TASS news agency, AirTronics USA and Chemring Ordnance have signed a contract to develop a new variant of the well-known RPG-7 anti-tank weapon. The new version of the RPG-7 is expected to begin mass production in the United States in the first quarter of 2016. |
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| "The agreement aims to create a robust joint venture to introduce to the market a recoilless shoulder-fired weapon system that we believe will be superior to any similar product in the world," TASS quoted a representative of AirTronics USA as saying. |
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| In response, the president of Chemring Ordnance stated that they were pleased with their collaboration with AirTronics USA. Prior to mass production, in late 2014, the Aberdeen Test Range (US Army) released the specifications for the AirTronics USA Mk.777 anti-tank grenade launcher – a replica of the RPG-7. |
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| The RPG-7 replica was first introduced by AirTronics USA in 2009. According to several US defense sources, this weapon was developed at the request of the country's special operations forces. Since 2009, the American company has unveiled various modernized variants of the RPG-7. |
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| The RPG-7 is a recoilless, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that was introduced into service by the Soviet Union in 1961. This weapon can perform various tasks with different types of ammunition. |
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